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Saturday, May 24, 2014
The Nomi Song (2004)
Documentary about the life of the singer Klaus Nomi.
Lovingly rearched documentary with rare archive matetrial that actually makes one miss the great artist.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
In the antebellum United States a free black man from upstate New York is abducted and sold into slavery.
Harrowing tale of slavery is excellently directed with a thoroughly superb cast.
Friday, May 23, 2014
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First Lines: Jennifer Egan - A Visit from the Goon Squad
It began the usual way, in the bathroom of the Lassimo Hotel.
New Stuff: Joseph Conrad
He never really did write an autobiography; this is a collection of his writings of autobiographical nature.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
First Lines: Lydia Millet - Love in Infant Monkeys
When a bird landed on her foot the pop star was surprised.
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Chevolution (2008)
A documentary on the iconography of Che Guevara.
Informative and at times insightful history of one single famous photo that still fascinates us to this day.
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Marie Antoinette (2006)
Retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Sensually charged and elegantly directed envisionment of a historic figure as a modern pop icon.
Maltin**1/2: "Visually sumptuous...Writer-director Coppola's Marie Antoinette is a contemporary girl, with modern music set against the pomp and detail of the 18th century life in the fast lane. Starts to tire after a while and ends with a whimper, not a bang...but there's much to enjoy here."
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